Profile
Arlene Robinson is a Registered Social Worker and Thanatologist in private practice in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Thanatology (the study of death, dying, grief and bereavement) from the University of Western Ontario, a Post-Degree Certificate in Grief and Bereavement Studies from King’s College Centre for Education about Death and Bereavement, University of Western Ontario, and a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Victoria.
Arlene is a member of the Manitoba Institute of Registered Social Workers, The Manitoba Association of Social Workers and the Association of Death Education and Counselling, the Thanatology Association.
Arlene believes that the primary healing tool is the relationship between client and counsellor. Within the sacredness of this relationship, she:
- Listens in a supportive manner to individuals’ concerns.
- Helps clients recognize that, in most cases, their emotional reactions are natural, normal, and to be expected.
- Assists clients to reduce additional stress by organizing and prioritizing day-today and recovery-related tasks.
- Helps individuals to understand and recognize the wide range of reactions to loss such as numbness, frustration, confusion, anger, anxiety, sadness, and feelings of helplessness.
- Assists individuals to draw on their own strengths and develop healthy coping mechanisms that permit them to gradually resume their pre-loss level of functioning.
- Sensitively and caringly helps individuals to grieve their losses in their own unique ways.
Feeling welcome and safe is of utmost importance, and is the ambiance that Arlene tries to create for all who come to her office. That feeling of warmth supports and encourages people to share their loss.
Set an appointment today to begin your journey towards healing.
